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, I. M. 'DUNGKLEBBRG.

Belt Fastener.

No. 239,087. Patented March 22,1881.

iii] a UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ISAAC M. DU NOKLEBERG, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

BELT-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 239,087, dated March 22, 1881. A Application filed Jul 23, 1880. (No model.)

of Rochester, Monroe county, New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Belt-Lacings and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a plan of a portion of a belt with the lacing applied. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same. Fig. 3 is a cross-section. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the parts composing the lacing.

My improvement relates to that class of wire belt-lacin g in which shanks of wire pass through the ends of the belt and are held by a lookin gpin passing through the eyes of the shanks.

The invention consists in forming the ends of the wire and the locking-pin with bends which clasp and embrace the edges of the belt, thereby keeping them in place, as hereinafter described.

In the drawings, A A are the joining ends of the belt. B is the wire lacing, and O is the locking-pin.

The lacing consists of a piece of wire so bent and doubled as to form straight lengths b b and loops at a, the latter passing through holes punched in the leather, and the locking-pin being inserted through the loops on the opposite sides, as shown in Figs. 1 and-2.

The novelty in my invention consists in such an arrangement of wire lacing, as above described,provided with bent ends 0 0, both of the lacing and the locking-pin, which bent ends are carried around and embrace the edges of the belt, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3.

By this construction the edges of the belt are always kept in line and are held down in a flat position, which is desirable in passing the pulley, and the loose action at the edges, which occurs when the lacing does not clasp them, is avoided. By this means also, the lacing and locking-pin are held firmly in place, which prevents their disengagement, and also prevents the side shucking of the belt, which would otherwise occur.

If desired, the wire lacing and locking-pin may be made in one piece.

1 do not claim, broadly, a wire belt-lacing; but

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The wire lacing B and locking-pin 0-, provided with the bent ends a c, embracing and elasping the edges of the belt, as shown and described, and for the purpose specified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ISAAC M. DUNOKLEBEEG.

Witnesses:

A. M. BROWN, R. F. Oseoon. 

